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Dr. Jordan drawn to  ‘personality,’ ‘spark’
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Dr. Jordan drawn to ‘personality,’ ‘spark’
Dr. Julie Jordan is the founder and artistic director of New York Concerti Sinfonietti. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishe...
Celebrating the first four years
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Celebrating the first four years
[caption id="attachment_80470" align="alignnone" width="182"] Deputy Consul General Anna McGillicuddy congratulated the Irish American Writers & Ar...
Thriller opens rebranded fest
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Thriller opens rebranded fest
The festival formerly known as Irish Film New York has been rebranded this year as Irish Screen America. This new organization will make in impact ...
Album gives keen insight into Coens
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Album gives keen insight into Coens
By Daniel Neely In his liner notes to the 1979 solo album “Father Charlie,” Mick Moloney wrote “There are many fine traditional Irish musicians in ...
Cahill, Cole impress on stage, in studio
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Cahill, Cole impress on stage, in studio
[caption id="attachment_80227" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cavan’s Aine Cahill projects a vocal range and savvy well beyond her 20 years.[/capti...
'My Last Day at Seventeen’
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'My Last Day at Seventeen’
[caption id="attachment_80201" align="alignnone" width="236"] Doug DuBois, "Eirn, on the Eve of her 18th Birthday, Cobh, Ireland," 2009. © Doug DuB...
‘Beautiful swan-girl’ always out of synch
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‘Beautiful swan-girl’ always out of synch
[caption id="attachment_80189" align="alignnone" width="200"] Genevieve Hulme-Beaman in “Pondling.”[/caption] By Orla O’Sullivan “Pondling” is a ma...
A welcome new album from Antóin Mac Gabhann
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A welcome new album from Antóin Mac Gabhann
[caption id="attachment_80161" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Antóin Mac Gabhann[/caption] By Daniel Neely Some years ago, I was in East Durham, ...
The spellbinding allure of Eleanor McEvoy
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The spellbinding allure of Eleanor McEvoy
[caption id="attachment_80148" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Eleanor McEvoy[/caption] By Colleen Taylor Eleanor McEvoy is a name that needs no i...
Shortt’s ‘Selfie’ captures the Irish perfectly
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Shortt’s ‘Selfie’ captures the Irish perfectly
[caption id="attachment_80141" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Pat Shortt[/caption] By Orla O’Sullivan Pat Shortt had the audience eating out of h...
Hudson Festival hosts wordsmiths
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Hudson Festival hosts wordsmiths
[caption id="attachment_80133" align="aligncenter" width="186"] Mary Pat Kelly is among the writers lined up for the Hudson Valley Irish Festival.[...
Walsh was turned by techno
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Walsh was turned by techno
Fiona Walsh will be performing this week at the 2015 1st Irish Festival and during the Irish Arts Center’s fall season. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By P...

 

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